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7 people are interested
Spanish/French/Tigrinya-speaking Virtual Tutors for Youth in Foster Care
ORGANIZATION: Treehouse
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7 people are interested
Treehouse is looking for volunteers who are fluent in Spanish, French or Tigrinya and are residents of the United States for our virtual tutoring program.
Our online tutoring program matches volunteers to work one-on-one with students by providing academic support using video conferencing software. Students request volunteers to help with homework, credit recovery support, senior projects and more. Tutors work in coordination with their assigned student, the student’s Education Specialist and Treehouse’s Academic and Career Volunteer Coordinator.
Volunteer tutors work with students from middle school to college level throughout the state. Most of our requests are from high school students.
It is valuable for youth in foster care to work with volunteers with whom they can identify. Volunteers who are fluent in Spanish/ French/Tigrinya and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
Minimum Age: 18
Commitment: Standing weekly or twice-weekly virtual tutoring meeting, with a maximum of 2 hours of tutoring per student each week.
After they are trained and onboarded, volunteers are placed in our pool of tutors to wait for a student who is a good match for their skills and availability. New tutors may find a student match right away, or there may be a waiting period. We ask that new tutors remain available to be matched with students until at least Spring 2021.
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About Treehouse
Location:
2100 - 24th Ave. South, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98144, US
Mission Statement
Giving Foster Kids a Childhood and a Future We envision - and strive to create - a world where every child that has experienced foster care has the opportunities and support they need to pursue their dreams and become productive members of our community.
Description
Each morning, nearly 10,000 children in foster care in Washington State wake up to unfamiliar surroundings.
In foster care, they are safe from physical harm and dangerous neglect, but they are far from out of the woods socially, emotionally and academically. Trauma and loss, changes in homes and schools, and emotional upheaval cause them to perform worse than their peers on every academic measure.
Treehouse is taking on these challenges with fierce optimism by providing youth in foster care with access to the services they equally deserve to be successful in school and in life.
Treehouse is dedicated to closing the achievement gap between youth in foster care and their peers forever.By providing our students with the academic and other essential support that all kids need to succeed, we’ve watched them become more self-determined and invested in their education than ever before. And despite the challenges our students face in foster care, their graduation rates are on the rise.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 10, 2021
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Math / Science Instruction
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Commitment: Standing weekly or twice-weekly virtual tutoring meeting, with a maximum of 2 hours of tutoring per student each week. We ask that new tutors remain available to be matched with students until at least Spring 2021.
- Fluency in Spanish, French or Tigrinya: resident of the USA